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Hong Kong SAR, China — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Hong Kong SAR, China, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
100.00%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +17.4% since 1960
Urban population for Hong Kong SAR, China was 100.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 1996. The lowest was 85.20% in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.25% per year.
Hong Kong SAR, China ranks 1 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so Hong Kong SAR, China sits above it. It peaked in 1996 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
100.00%
First (1960)
85.20%
Change
+17.4%
Highest
100.00%
in 1996
Lowest
85.20%
in 1960
Average
95.26%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.25%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% |
| 2024 | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% |
| 2022 | 100% |
| 2021 | 100% |
| 2020 | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% |
| 2018 | 100% |
| 2017 | 100% |
| 2016 | 100% |
| 2015 | 100% |
| 2014 | 100% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.